Catotricha americana is a species of basal gall midges in the family Cecidomyiidae.[1][2][3] It is the type species of the genus and has only been confirmed to occur in New Hampshire.[4] This species was first described by American entomologist Ephraim Porter Felt in 1908.[4]

Catotricha americana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Diptera
Family: Cecidomyiidae
Genus: Catotricha
Species:
C. americana
Binomial name
Catotricha americana
(Felt, 1908)
Synonyms[1]
  • Catocha americana Felt, 1908

References

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  1. ^ a b "Catotricha americana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Catotricha americana". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ a b R.J. Gagne; M. Jaschof (2021). A Catalog of the Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) of the World (5th ed.). ISBN 978-0-9863941-3-3. Wikidata Q109561625.

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